When the product lead dev of a football game says 1 vs 1 is the essence of football, you know you’re not going to get a game that replicates the real thing in most ways.
The essence of football is literally the complete opposite of 1 vs 1… it’s a TEAM game. Even when 1 vs 1 scenarios arise in real football, it’s due to the movement of team mates and the success of the attacking player in possession is largely down to the movement of team mates. Very rarely (even more rarely in today’s game because it’s so pass, move & posession focused) do you get an isolated 1 vs 1 situation.
Even changing the camera so you literally can’t see your AI team mates is a complete idiotic idea but I really expect nothing less from Konami.
Edit: Having said that, one of my big problems with PES 2020/21 is that it’s ridiculous hard to beat defenders 1vs1 making the dribbling so unsatisfying that I don’t even attempt it but the teammate AI being neglected is embarrassing. 1 step forward, 2 steps back as usual.
The essence of football is literally the complete opposite of 1 vs 1… it’s a TEAM game. Even when 1 vs 1 scenarios arise in real football, it’s due to the movement of team mates and the success of the attacking player in possession is largely down to the movement of team mates. Very rarely (even more rarely in today’s game because it’s so pass, move & posession focused) do you get an isolated 1 vs 1 situation.
Even changing the camera so you literally can’t see your AI team mates is a complete idiotic idea but I really expect nothing less from Konami.
Edit: Having said that, one of my big problems with PES 2020/21 is that it’s ridiculous hard to beat defenders 1vs1 making the dribbling so unsatisfying that I don’t even attempt it but the teammate AI being neglected is embarrassing. 1 step forward, 2 steps back as usual.